Window support



c. gwas WINDOW SUPPORT Filed s p 1926 July 9 INVE TOR BYI/ TTORN FIG- Patented July 3, 1928. 1,675,939

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLAUDE A. LEWIS, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN WINDOW COM- PANY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

WINDOXV SUPPORT.

Application filed September 7, 1926. Serial No. 133,928.

My invention relates to windows, and parthe rider. At the lower end of the rider ticularly to windows in which the upper is the vertical slot 6 closed at both ends and sash is adapted to be pivoted at its lower limiting the movement therein of a pin 7 55 end so as to swing the upper end inwardly upon the sash.

5 for ventilation or to expose the outer face The window sash 1 has the laterally proof the window sash. jecting pin 7 at its lower end to fit within It is an object of the invention to provide the slot 6. At its upper end it has lateral a support for the upper sash which will alprojecting plates 8 secured on the sash and (so low it to be swung inwardly at the upper extending to each side of the sash so as to end and support the sash in the swinging project into the opening when the sash is movement and to allow the sash to be rein raised position with the pin 7 at the upmoved from its support when the position per end of the slot 6. The plate may then of the sash has been entirely reversed. be moved inwardly and allowed to drop into 65 It is desired that the support be such as the slot 4: and the sash is lowered relative to to allow an easy swinging movement of the the rider into the position shown in Figs.

sash and to prevent any lateral or longitudi- 1 and 2. nal movement of the sash while it is being The upper sash has, at a point spaced d slightly from the lower end a plate 9 which 70 It is also an object to provide a mounting has a forwardly extending arm 10, the end for a window sash which allows the lower of which is curved downwardly on the arc sash to beraised and lowered within the of a circle to form a hook 11 to receive a casing and also permits the sash to be re pin 2 upon a supporting bracket, versed in position so as to permit access to A plate 13 is secured to the casing let at a to the outer side of the window pane. point spaced slightly below the upper end Referring to the drawings in which all of the lower sash. Its upper face 14 is non-pertinent parts have been omitted, Fig. adapted to support the lower side of the 1 illustrates a side view of the upper sash plate 9. At its forward end the plate 13 is mounted in accordance with my invention, formed with a bracket 15. As shown in so the lower sash being shown on the line 1-1 Fig. 5 the bracket 15 is made of sheet metal of Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the the forward end being bent upwardly to upper sash moved inwardly from the posiform two walls spaced apart the proper distion shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detached stance to receive the hooked end 10 of the View of the upper sash reversed. Fig. 4 is plate 9 upon the upper sash. The pin 12 is 85 a transverse section through the casing and supported on the two walls of the groove 16 the upper sash. Fig. 5 is a broken vertical formed by the bracket. Below the pin 12 section on the line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 the metal of the bracket is bent laterally and is a broken perspective view illustrating the extended down at 17 to form a support for construction of the rider, upon which the the upper sash. The forward hooked end no lower sash is mounted. Like numerals of 11 upon the upper sash fits within the space reference are employed to designate like or groove between the walls of the bracket, parts in all the views. as shown. particularly in Fig. 5, and it will In the drawing, the lower sash l is indibe noted that the close fit of the supporting cated as being attached at its sides to riders plate of the upper sash within the bracket 05 2. As shown in Fig. 6, the rider is made 15 allows no lateral movement whatever or up of a plate of sheet metal bent into apthe plate 10 or the sash connected therewith. proximately rectangular shape, one side 3 It is understood that a plate 13 is formed at being opened to allow the sliding of the each side of the casing and arms upon the rider relative to the support for the upper sash engage therein, as shown particularly 100 sash. Adjacent the upper end of the rider in Figs. 1 and 2. The support thus allows is a slot 4 formed on the inner side adjacent the upper sash to be swung inwardly until the sash and connecting at its upper end it is reversed in position, as shown in Fig. 3. with an opening 5 in the forward side of and in that position it may be raised upmay be entirely removed from the rider by tipping one side of the sash upwardly relative to the other so as to allow the pin 7 to be removed from the slot Gin the rider and after that pin has been released the other one may be also released without difiiculty,

The advantages of this construction over previous forms of this type of window lie ,in the support for the upper sash upon a. bracket on the casingentirely independent of the lower sash and allowing the swinging movement of theupper sash without any lat eral or longitudinal movement of the same during the swinging and which permits of the release of the sash when it has been reversed. The manner in which the lower sash ismounted upon its riderso that it may be reversed or removed also has advantage over former types of mounting for windows now in use. The forming of the rider-2 in such manner as to allow its movement without interference from the arm 15 on the bracket13 is also an element of value.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a Window, upper and "lower sashes, a

rider, whereby said sash may be released from said rider at its upper end in the manner described and said sash be then free to swing into reversed position.

2. In a window,'a casing, upper and lower sash therein, said lower sash being vertically slidable in said e2 sing, a plate on said casing at the lower end of said upper sash, a pin on said plate and means on said sash pivotally connecting with said pin, to allow a swinging of said upper sash therein.

3. In a window, a casing, upper and lower sash therein, said lower sash being vertically slidable in said casing, a plate on said casing at the lower end of said upper sash, a pin on said plate and means on said sash pivotally connecting with said pin, to allow a swinging of said upper sash therein, and means on said plate :to prevent play of said sash relative thereto. I p

at. In a window, a casing, upper and lower sashes therein, said lower sash being vertically slidable, a plate on said casing adapted to support said upper sash and hold it normally from vertical vmovement, a pin on said plate supported inwardly from said upper sash, and a plate on saidnpper sash having rigid means thereon engaging said pin to allowa swinging of said upper sash thereon.

5. In a window, a casing, upper and lower sashes therein, said lower sash being verti- Cally slidable, a plate on said casing below said upper sash and means on said upper sash, engaging means on said plate to allow the said .upper sash to swing inwardly to reversed position in front of said lower sash.

In testimony whereofI hereunto atlix my signature this 2d day of September A. I).

, CLAUDE A. LEWIS. 

